Quote:Number of shows - 49 (24 sold out)
Total gross - $22,002,464 (47 shows)
Total attendance - 403,695
Average attendance - 8,589 (97.0%)
Average ticket price - $54.5
Highest gross - Raleigh, North Carolina - $696,605
Lowest gross - Syracuse, New York - $286,435
Highest attendance - Raleigh, North Carolina - 13,533 (100%)
Lowest attendance - Syracuse, New York - 4,975 (89.1%)

Quote:The tour attendance rebounded after the poor turn-out for the Season 9 tour. 16 of the first 24 shows were sold out, and more than 97% its tickets has been sold through its first 14 dates with an average venue size of 8,100....

Lauren Alaina sprained her ankle backstage at the Portland show and performed her next show with the injured foot strapped in a boot.
The performance of Firework was removed from the setlist in shows starting from Rosemont, IL due to Lauren Alaina needing to rest her voice. However, it did return to the set starting with the Philadelphia PA show. Alaina did not appear in the first half in Columbus and Pittsburgh, but did appear in the second. However, she missed the Baltimore show completely, and reported that she was suffering from severe bronchitis.

Quote:Number of shows - 46 (3 sold out)
Total gross - $14,413,023 (45 shows)
Total attendance - 252,703
Average attendance - 5,616 (84.2%)
Average ticket price - $57.04
Highest gross - Lafayette, Louisiana - $481,581
Lowest gross - Syracuse, New York - $160,018
Highest attendance - Lafayette, Louisiana - 9,226 (100%)
Lowest attendance - Syracuse, New York - 2,712 (61%)

Quote: The tour was scheduled to begin on June 29, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri and ended on August 31, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. However, 10 shows were cancelled and were cut to 30 shows, the tour started on July 19, 2013 in Kent, Washington.[2]

Quote:Welp. So it begins. The American Idol Live 2014 concert scheduled for the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on Wednesday, June 25, has been cancelled. It was the second date of the tour.

Also, the concert in Syracuse NY is still on, but it has been moved from the 8,000 seat OnCenter arena to the 3,300 OnCenter convention center.

(07-10-2014, 08:04 PM)My Alter Ego Wrote: ^^I wonder who's filling in for backup Dexter was providing. He's been AWOL from the show for some days, and has been released from his Idol contract.

http://www.mjsbigblog.com/dexter-roberts-let-out-of-his-american-idol-contract.htm

Quote:World Deer Expo ‏@WorldDeerExpo Jul 2
EXCITING NEWS! Dexter Roberts will be at the EXPO All 3 Days! JULY 18-20! Meet & Greet with Alabama's Dexter Roberts! pic.twitter.com/UuqPxkmimv

(07-10-2014, 06:01 PM)My Alter Ego Wrote: ^^I've also read that the tour has no live band with them this year (it's a good thing so many of them play an instrument), and the kids are doing the stage set up before and break down after the show.

(07-10-2014, 09:10 PM)john Wrote:

(07-10-2014, 08:04 PM)My Alter Ego Wrote: ^^I wonder who's filling in for backup Dexter was providing. He's been AWOL from the show for some days, and has been released from his Idol contract.

http://www.mjsbigblog.com/dexter-roberts-let-out-of-his-american-idol-contract.htm

Hmm. DK who is doing backup but it looks like he's heading to the deer expo.

Quote:World Deer Expo ‏@WorldDeerExpo Jul 2
EXCITING NEWS! Dexter Roberts will be at the EXPO All 3 Days! JULY 18-20! Meet & Greet with Alabama's Dexter Roberts! pic.twitter.com/UuqPxkmimv

(07-10-2014, 10:13 PM)Swansteel Wrote: LOL. Wow!! He's doing the Deer Expo? That IS exciting! Haw haw.

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(07-10-2014, 06:01 PM)My Alter Ego Wrote: ^^I've also read that the tour has no live band with them this year (it's a good thing so many of them play an instrument), and the kids are doing the stage set up before and break down after the show.

Yep. There is no live band, just a music track. I also read that between sets everything just stops while stage hands meander around the stage. I've read a couple of times that the only singer who shows any star potential is Jena. Everyone else is said to be lucky to have this opportunity to sing before an audience.

(07-11-2014, 07:26 PM)mercfan3 Wrote: I still say there was something special about MK's voice when she hit the stage. She was more terrified on stage than Sam, but when she'd get it right..it wasn't that it was brilliant...it was just..very touching.

I think JLo said that about her. That she just feels something when MK sings..and that's just not true of everyone.

Quote:Thanks, but no thanks: Shook Twins tell American Idol to take a hike
By Chris Robley
JULY 10, 2014
Thanks, but no thanks: Shook Twins tell American Idol to take a hikeLast week, CD Baby artists Shook Twins (a folk-pop band fronted by identical twin sisters) received an email from the producers of American Idol asking them to audition for the show. The email stipulated that the sisters “would have to audition INDIVIDUALLY OF COURSE!”

Here’s how Shook Twins responded (quoted from the band’s Facebook page):

Dear American Idol,

Thank you for reaching out to independent Portland Musicians. However, we find it very surprising that you research established and successful bands to compete individually.

You said in your email invitation that, “You would have to audition us individually of course.” It’s interesting that you assume that would be OK. Sure, “Of course” we would abandon ten years of hard work and career building as a duo to be the next new “Pop Star” singing songs that we didn’t even write.

As many singers would love to audition to be the next American pop star, we respectfully decline your invitation. We are proud to be making a living off our art and being successful independent artists by our own design.

This is what we value as “indie” musicians:

*We get to work as a family team and build an exciting career from the ground up and stand proud of the gradual progress and success that our art garners.

*We are so honored to be holding the reins, to be steering in the direction that we choose, singing songs that say something special and that make people feel inspired.

*We get to create the inner workings of our performances, allowing our true vision to be projected during our shows. Our vision is about gathering people in one space to feel positive emotions together. We aim to create an environment in quaint venues and festivals that allows people to be comfortable in their own skin and to express themselves as they wish.

*It’s not about the fame or the money.

*Singing our own songs while playing our own instruments is essential to us.

We feel that music is not meant to be a competition. It’s a platform to say something powerful and should be a way of bringing people together, not separating them. We feel that your vision is completely different. We would be going against everything that we stand for by auditioning for American Idol.

Again, thanks for the invitation to compete for success that’s created by a separate entity, but we think we’ll keep doing what we are doing because it sure feels right!

Respectfully,

Shook Twins (Identical twin sisters who sing TOGETHER)

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Right on. Amen. And all that other good stuff.

Have you turned down opportunities for big exposure because it didn’t sit right with your identity as an artist? What does it mean to be independent in the first place? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

(07-11-2014, 07:26 PM)mercfan3 Wrote: I still say there was something special about MK's voice when she hit the stage. She was more terrified on stage than Sam, but when she'd get it right..it wasn't that it was brilliant...it was just..very touching.

I think JLo said that about her. That she just feels something when MK sings..and that's just not true of everyone.

I think, with her and Sam especially, it was really a shame that they didn't seem to have people helping them improve.